Hugo Filipe Gonçalves Martins de Sousa (born 4 June 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Super League Greece club Ionikos.

Club career

Born in Santa Marinha (Vila Nova de Gaia), Sousa joined FC Porto's youth system in 2004, aged 12. Seven years later, after having playing in several sides at the club, he made his senior debut with FC Brașov in the Romanian Liga I, signing alongside compatriot Ricardo Machado.

Hugo Sousa

In the summer of 2013, after one and a half seasons in the Cypriot First Division with two teams, Sousa moved back to his homeland by joining Sporting CP's reserves of the Segunda Liga. Subsequently, he returned to top-flight football with Belgian First Division A's Waasland-Beveren.

Hugo Sousa

On 13 January 2017, Aris Thessaloniki F.C. announced the signing of Sousa on a one-and-a-half-year deal. He made his official debut 12 days later, in a 1–1 home draw against Olympiacos F.C. in the round of 16 of the Greek Football Cup. He scored his first Football League goal on 9 April, helping to a 2–0 home win over Kallithea FC.

Hugo Sousa

Sousa agreed to extend his contract on 20 June 2018, until 2020. On 19 October 2020, he joined Romanian club FC Astra Giurgiu on a one-year deal.

Career statistics

Honours

AEL Limassol

Cypriot First Division: 2011–12

Cypriot Cup runner-up: 2011–12

Sepsi OSK

Cupa României: 2021–22

References

External links

1992 births

Living people

Footballers from Vila Nova de Gaia

Portuguese men's footballers

Men's association football defenders

Liga Portugal 2 players

FC Porto players

Sporting CP B players

Liga I players

FC Brașov (1936) players

FC Astra Giurgiu players

Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe players

Cypriot First Division players

AEL Limassol players

AEP Paphos FC players

Belgian Pro League players

S.K. Beveren players

Super League Greece players

Football League (Greece) players

Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players

Ionikos F.C. players

Portugal men's youth international footballers

Portuguese expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Romania

Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus

Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium

Expatriate men's footballers in Greece

Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania

Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus

Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium

Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece